V.W. Bro. Geoffrey Herbert Lee. P.G.J.O.
Past.Dep.Prov.G.M.
2009 GStwd. 2012 GJD. 2016 PGJO. 2013 R.A.M. G Rank.
 
One of the most pleasant gentlemen you could ever wish to meet, always ready to spend time chatting with you and so knowledgeable and interesting on many, many subjects.
It is a pleasure to be in his company and our PGM RW Bro. Keith Alan Beardmore always has only good things to say about his friendship and the support he has always given him from the day he was appointed. Hundreds of meetings not only to every Lodge in our Province, but to Provincial Grand Mark Meetings all over this country and beyond, Spain, Italy to name but two (usually somewhere warm) only kidding of course.
We that is all Mark Masons and Royal Ark Mariners wish Geoff many happy years now that he will have lots of spare time (not)  for some other hobbies, like fishing, flying model aircraft, gardening, no that doesn’t sound like Geoff.
We sincerely hope to see our friend around the Province and I’m sure he will always be welcome at my own Lodge and every other Lodge with no costs to himself any time he may feel like attending, you have always been a shining light along with Keith in the promotion of the Mark and Royal Ark Mariners.
We all wish you and your family a long healthy life with many years ahead to enjoy all this well-earned spare time, I personally thank you for your friendship shown to my wife and myself during the past few years especially with my yo/yo health.
Geoff it’s been a pleasure to attend many meetings with you and hopefully many more in the future, one last thing to say, Giles now has a class act to follow.
 
Words and pictures by Austin Fletcher PGJD